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C+

Homer Community Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Homer and Jackson.

Homer’s Schools page →

Students
450
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,047
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Debt
$0M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Homer Community Schools

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 35% of Nebraska districts
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0M, about $91 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 35% of the 244 Nebraska school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Homer 523Jackson 227

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Homer. Grade by grade →

PK–6Homer Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Homer High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency44%
State average 46% · 235 students tested
Reading / language arts51%
State average 47.1% · 235 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 87.3% · 37 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,047 per student · 4% below NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 67%Support & administration 30%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 52%State 43%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
432’20
441’21
428’22
444’23
450’24

Up 4.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 74%American Indian/Alaska Native 16%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Nebraska’s other public schools.

Homer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Homer
B+
245 students12:1
Homer High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Homer
C
205 students12:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Nebraska.